Battle is not the goal,
just the journey to find seven stars.
——KakarotI New Signal: Dragon Ball Reaction?Konoha Year 152, summer. Observation squad detects abnormal energy: 「Unknown high-energy reaction Wave: 'Dragon' series Coords: SE desert Intensity: A-class Nature: non-rift, non-chakra」Kam's first thought: "Another serial number?" System flags: 「 Dragon-Ball Energy (DBE) · Dragon Ball reaction 」 「Function: wish/space shift/time correct Side: attracts high-dim beings」II Departure: Dragon-Ball Search SquadHokage orders:Target: confirm number & function of Dragon Balls, prevent enemy seizureSquad: Kam (space sense), Amare (lightning), new member · ???Window: 7 days Fail: wish right falls to enemyIII Desert Encounter: Kakarot?South-east desert, furnace sun. Kam's team reaches coords, sees — a black-haired boy, spiky hair, carrying a long staff, fighting a "rift derivative beast".Boy lifts hand, palm gathers — not chakra, not rift, a glowing "star": "Ka——me——ha——me——ha!"Beam blasts, rift beast vaporised, fragments become seven glowing orbs, floating mid-air, forming "♾️" symbol.System alarm: 「DBE & rift energy 'resonance' Function: unknown Side: opens 'Dragon-class rift gate'」IV Self-Intro: KakarotBoy scratches head, sunny smile: "I'm Kakarot, from another world. I'm looking for seven 'Dragon Balls', they seem to have fallen into your rifts."Kam shocked: "Another world? Rifts can connect 'non-rift' universes?"System prompt: 「Found 'Dragon-class rift gate' (A+ rank) Function: cross-universe teleport Key: seven Dragon Balls Side: Kakarot cannot return until gate closes」V Cooperation: Rift Warden × Dragon WarriorKakarot lifts hand, seven Dragon Balls fall into palm, but instantly wrapped by rift energy, become "rift Dragon Balls":surface shows dark-gold patternsstar symbol becomes "♾️"wish function overwritten by "gate-isation"Boy frowns: "They're polluted by your 'gates', I must purify them to go home."Kam extends hand: "Then let's cooperate, we help you purify Dragon Balls, you help us close the 'Dragon-class rift gate'."Two hands clasp — first alliance between rift and Dragon Balls, officially formed.VI Rift Dragon Balls: New CountdownSeven rift Dragon Balls auto-align, form "♾️" gate shape in sky, inside shows countdown: 「Dragon-class rift gate open countdown: 7 days」 「Function: cross-universe teleport Side: cannot close after 7 days, Kakarot stranded」Boy looks up, eyes firm: "7 days, enough. I will make the seven stars shine again."VII Epilogue: Seven Stars in DesertNight falls, seven rift Dragon Balls hover mid-air, like seven singing stars, humming "tick-tick-tick" lullaby, yet no longer whispers, but — invitations home.Kam gazes at star sky, whispers: "7 days from now, we'll turn the end of the rift into Goku's road home."